Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-31
! wild Days Ii California.


Az old Californian. = .ea..;.
nin''r, who is spshair, ! ,, 'orty-
accom-, my y remarked. when he ea an : y !,
tel A. -, y the burning Of the big ~ ~
thst ~ Monte, inhis state W. rsc D,s no no.
al a ~ nau no doubt it wasfhs 80 y,
~ anarchists, because i sne WORK
lRIlto .p OF a railroad cor,na vas tne
arn J .;;requency OF similar crimes h..
wo,.'s especially in cai;,a oy an
, mouiu soonnecessitate n renat,. ornia,
'he vigilance COMMITTEES warI' es,s,on OF
added 0 . Work Of that committee 0 r.
elema saved the state. The Iaw,a -
las.nn must De again taught sev 80
,esson, and believe it m,,st h. severe
JJa.hornia, for it is worst thav AN !. IN
W;sy;; 70 remember the wow - ~. ~.
ahne Committee OF Is5sp v VIII .le
snouia qr say so. was rioht IN " 81,
Spoe; thousands of dollars i ! Inc s,s
to ;na tIu.ea among the rough element
Murdo uence the election for Mavor
Aa sa, riot and arson were commo M
a = 'ew Gays before the election / was
c a..'ng N one OF the leading hots,s -, -
s ,shn rancisco DIR. Randall n non,lar
p.y s'cian entered and went tot % Con-, on.
YER. as he stood there an En .uun
l'ohey-lender, named Hether,nctnSn ''n =
au. fellow, entered and with
th ne = q WORD, stepped directly nm to
une aoctor and drove long knife al.
nos, ~ TO the lilt into his lett hrea"4
~ was instant death and ono ~ ~.
most cod blooded murders aver oora ~
United IN the city. Hetherinoton wao
arrested promptly, and that n,gbt hs
was hanged by the Vigilance Cor
.h ns.ee on Inc open street. 1t seemed
s sna1 the doctor owed Hetherineton
s9ihe money and had refused or deIav.
ca payment. Hetherington was worth
over $500, 900, and had murdered an.
otner doctor some time before Ha
eoI Iree by paying $1,000.
out this example was not suffic;ant
10 put stop to the lawlessness and
the committee decided that sonst h hr
more decisive must be done. lacy
hayes was the sheriff then. He was
sent se out OF the city on a false scent
Inc committee then went to the iail
ana TOOK out seven murderers. hns.
tiea them to gallows erected IN tba
street and strung every one OF them
up. l remember when the committee
was being quietly formed two desnar.
ate characters tried to kill me in coilrt
Two OF my friends. big, strong, muscn.
lar fellows, stepped up and cowed the
desperadoes by showing fight. Then
suggested to the Judge that nv as.
sallants should be bound over to keen
the peace. This was done ard thew
gave bonds, but followed me to INV
Office. They said they wanted to talk
with me. When we reached my rooms
they SAID they heard | had influence
with the Vigilance COMMITTEES that
was then being organized and
tearing that they would be hanged.
tney wanted me to save them. They
promised to behave themselves and
the next day | succeeded in eavinp
their necks. | remember that when
the committee went to get the seven
murderers they found woman in the
Jail who bad kept grocery store in
the cellar OF which number of skele-
tons had been found. believed to be
those OF murdered persons. The com.
mittee was undecided wheather to
hang her with the others. Finally, as
there was some doubt about her hav-
ing actually ,ommitted murder,
though there was no doubt she had
been an accessory to more than one,
it was decided to send her adrift on
the ocean in small boat. After the
men had been disposed of she was
taken to the shore and put in boat.
Some provisions were put in with her,
and she had on her person $4,000
in money. Then the boat was sent
adrift. don't know what became of
her She was never heard of after
wards | believe. though | imagine it
possible her friends followed her along
the coast and rescued her"